I jumped up to my feet.
“Sincere!” I yelled his name. “Come on, man, don’t leave me just yet.”
The door opened, and the crash team rushed inside.
I stepped aside to allow them to work.
Please.
I started to pace watching as they checked him, and then they stopped. Why were they stopping?
The doctor turned to look at me and shook his head, letting me know that my friend was gone.
“No,” I breathed, pulling at my hair in total disbelief.
Tears rolled down my face, and my shoulders slumped. I just stood there frozen, looking at him. My only consolation was that he looked peaceful—like he was simply sleeping.
I collapsed against the wall and held my head. My breathing spiked as the feeling of being alone again hit me hard. It was the same when Hell died. Everyone I loved just kept on leaving me.
Why???
I looked over at Sincere again just lying there in his bed.
“Do you want to say goodbye?” the doctor asked me just as Lennox walked into the room with Aaron.
I couldn’t hold it together when I watched the way that big man dropped to his knees.
“It has been a pleasure serving you for all these years. Sleep in peace, sir. It’s been an honor,” Lennox tearfully said, holding Sincere’s hand. I slowly approached again and used my forearm to wipe the tears from my eyes.
“Thank you for everything, Sincere. You were the father I always wished I had, and I will never ever forget you,” I finally mustered up the strength to say.
Not being able to take any more, I excused myself and walked out of the room. I leaned my back against the wall to steady myself and took my phone out to call my wife.
“Hey, baby, how’s my favorite father-in-law doing? I bet he asked for me, didn’t he?” Kairi giggled but stopped when she heard me sniffle.
“He’s gone, baby. He’s gone,” I uttered the words I wasn’t ready to say. Kairi gasped, and then I heard her start to cry.
For a few seconds, we cried together on the phone. I cleared my throat and wiped my eyes.
“Do you need me to come there?” she asked.
“No, Lennox is here, but I’m gonna come home soon.”
“Okay. I’m so sorry for your loss, babe. Be safe.”
“Thank you, and I will do. See you soon,” I said before ending the call.
Sincere’s room door opened, and the doctor stepped out before he approached me.
“I’m, uh, sorry for your loss,” he stuttered, stroking the back of his neck. “I know now isn’t the right time, but there’s something I need to tell you.”
My brows knitted, and I pushed off the wall.
“Tell me what?”
Because if this man told me that someone did something to Sincere, they were gonna have to call the cops on me because nobody was gonna leave this bitch alive.
“I hope nobody was stupid enough to do something to Sincere,” I snapped. The man threw his hands up in surrender.
